SOC100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Social Order, Social Control, Burping
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Today"s outli(cid:374)e: deviance, social order/social structure, deviance crime, crime, predictors, trends, outcomes, punishments. In addition, deviance (and crime) is largely hidden. In order for a behaviour to be labelled as deviant, it must be observed and seen: deviance cannot be hidden the same way as crime. Social order/social structure: deviance tells us a great deal about social order. We rely on social order to live meaningful and functional lives (free of disruption: social order depends on rules and rule enforcement, rules may vary between formal/informal, written/unwritten, and regularly/irregularly enforced, e. g. Social control, role expectations: many sociologists are interested in the unwritten rules because sometimes they can be misinterpreted, the level of deviance we observe is an indicator of social order/social structure. Types of deviant behaviour: appearance deviance, mental illness (should this be used as a defense for criminal behaviour?, sexual deviance, violations of the sexual double standard, social infidelity, violations of heteronormativity. Informal behavioural deviance: picking your nose, burping loudly.
